My favorite part about the Cabal is how they were always the greatest immediate threat to the City. The Fallen were never strong enough to take it, the Vex don't care and the Hive are kept away by the Traveler's Light. But the Cabal? All they needed was an excuse.
Honestly, up until very recently this holds up pretty well. Hell, Ghaul almost *DID* take the city. Again, it's only in the very recent past and *now* that the Cabal lack the strength to assault the City anymore and the Hive have taken up the mantle of "biggest threat at this very moment."
Actually, the fallen did pose a very large threat to the city, and came close to taking it during the battle of twilight gap. The only reason they didn't was because of Shaxx's team deciding to push when all seemed lost. Also, Ghaul did take the city, temporarily, but only because The Nine took out our satellites, so the attack was completely by surprise.
I'd agree that they were the greatest threat, after the hive were destroyed in the dark below, crota was not that long away from being resurrected and stomping on the city, but luckily 2 knights a millennia ago got into a stalemate and crota lost enough tithe from that to be weak enough to beat the first time
I love imagining invading the star system of an alien civilization, and they nickname us as "Space [insert wild species from their home planet]" if we resemble that species.
Considering the Cabal are balsy enough to crash a ship into the Dreadnaught's hull, attach explosives to its core and risk blowing up the whole system in return for their dead Primus is just astonishing. #SandTurtlesHaveNoFuckingChill
Fun fact: in D1’s grimoire cards there’s instances where a Cabal was recounting a report from a battle with a fireteam where they talked about our usage of the light and the potential to harness it for themselves. They also took note of how we dance in celebration :)
Para el personal de Primus Ta'aun, comandante de legión De V Cohorte de quemadores celestes/Auxiliares/División de inteligencia estratégica Un análisis de resultados tácticos I: Registros, materiales y atribuciones en conformidad con el análisis. Cohorte II/1ª Centuria/8ª División/2º Pelotón de los Devoradores de Arena [INF. PR. LÍNEA] TAREA: - Barrer la cuadrícula de área urbana 071x145 para cubrir al agente de inteligencia BL I/3/3/5 RESULTADO: - Unidad atacada por sorpresa por un guardián solitario. Sin supervivientes. Cohorte II/1ª Centuria/8ª División/3er Pelotón de los Devoradores de Arena [INF. TÁC.] TAREA: - Reforzar II/1/8/2 en desorden de la cuadrícula 071x145 RESULTADO: - Unidad atacada por unidades vex y guardián. Sin supervivientes. Cohorte IV/4ª Centuria/1ª División/4º Pelotón de Gigantes de Polvo [AEROTRANSPORTADA] TAREA: - Asegurar la cuadrícula 071x145, destruir al guardián objetivo. RESULTADO: - Guardián objetivo temporalmente destruido. El objetivo recibió refuerzos y se reanudó el combate. Sin supervivientes aliados. Cohorte IV/4ª Centuria/1ª División de Gigantes de Polvo Lanzadera cosechadora [AVIACIÓN TÁC.] TAREA: - Apoyar las operaciones de IV/4/1/4 en 071x145 RESULTADO: - Lanzadera derribada. La tripulación informó de que los guardianes usaban elaboradas armas tótem de cohetes. Cohorte I/3ª Centuria/3ª División/5º pelotón de Legión Ciega [INF. PESADA] TAREA: - Defender agentes psiónicos de inteligencia 071x146 RESULTADO: - Abrumados por escuadra de guardianes/presión vex. Pocos supervivientes. Los supervivientes informaron de que los guardianes recogían equipo, bailaban y realizaban acrobacias con vehículos ligeros. II: Análisis Este es un enfrentamiento arquetípico. Representa muchos cientos de operaciones fallidas. La actividad de los guardianes en la ZO Liberación se ha multiplicado en las últimas campañas. La erosión táctica supera tanto las proyecciones friccionales como nuestra capacidad de regenerar pérdidas. Se necesitan nuevas tácticas. La amenaza principal es la capacidad individual de los guardianes de contrarrestar la erosión. Los guardianes pueden reconstruirse incluso tras su desintegración total. Esta capacidad la proporciona un pequeño dron autónomo llamado Persona Fallecida [traducción aproximada]. La Persona Fallecida se oculta durante el combate. No es un blanco viable para el fuego directo. Un ataque de saturación con artillería/bombardeo aéreo pesado/fuego orbital podría dar resultado (si bien los guardianes se teletransportan con frecuencia y nunca se reúnen en grandes formaciones). Se han observado Personas Fallecidas solitarias en todas las áreas de operaciones. Se desconoce la relación entre Personas Fallecidas solitarias y emparejadas. El análisis de los psiónicos indica que hay áreas específicas adversas a la reconstrucción antierosión de los guardianes. El mando de Fobos ha iniciado una exploración orbital. BL I/2 atacará el artefacto de puerta vex en Bahía del Meridiano para apoderarse de los posibles datos relacionados. El análisis de los desolladores sugiere que la colmena ha desarrollado una capacidad no convencional para contrarrestar a las Personas Fallecidas. La captura de los mandos de la colmena podría proporcionar información estratégica vital, incluidas armas o tácticas capaces de derrotar a los guardianes permanentemente. Anticipamos que el grupo de la flota de la colmena cerca de Saturno es un blanco recomendable. Por el Primus. Cumplimos nuestro elevado deber. Leales sin vacilar. Quemador celeste V/A/SI
Humans, Exos, and the Awoken: Light Vex: near unbridled computational capability Hive: Darkness Fallen: incredible resourcefulness and undying tenacity Taken: army that transcends space-time and could very well have a relation to dark matter Cabal: gun
How are we not dead yet. The cabal think the only effective way to kill guardians is with orbital bombardment so why not destroy earth. Im sure the travelar can take the hit and survive.
its pretty crazy how spot on a lot of themes are with destiny :P The last array, despite being such a minor fight, is probably one of the most memorable to me due to when you do it and the ambiance overall
Probably my favorite enemy to fight. There is no surrender, there is no retreat. Only press on, dig in, and make the enemy suffer for every inch of land they try to claim back. Cabal are masters of siege warfare; the City got off easy.
if they wanted to they could have completely destroyed the city and whats left of humanity if ghaul wasn't so fixated on capturing the traveler and getting knowledge
Considering how Gary comes and invades the city, blows up the tower, destroys our exotics, kicks a titan around like a dog, captures the traveler, and now has probably destroyed the entire city....when I look back at this moment when we first encountered the cabal, I realize we fucked with the wrong empire
The Cabal destroy planets and moons just for being in their way of conquest. I don't think the Covenant want to fuck with that and I sure as hell think Legionaries have the advantage over Grunts.
I love the Cabal cause they don't want any part of this Darkness nonsense, and, if the opening mission of Taken King is any indication, they're not COMPLETELY opposed to the idea of allying with Guardians when necessary. I'm hoping we'll be getting a Cabal focused expansion sooner rather than later.
+smnoy23 I'd love to know what the story is with the Psions. I mean, they're clearly not the same species as regular Cabal. Were they conquered and enslaved or did they willingly join with the empire? I'd also love to know why Oryx went straight for the Cabal when he arrived in the system. With so many of his own minions ripe for the taking (pardon the pun), it's interesting that he'd go straight for such a powerful force.
Probably because he figured that the Hive would worship him, the Fallen were too divided and weak to pose a significant threat (especially if Skolas is imprisoned/dead by that point), and the Vex are doing whatever the hell it is they do on Venus and Mercury. The Cabal is probably the only alien race that Oryx viewed as a threat, so neutralizing them probably took priority.
Ya wanna know why the cabal are really badasses? Remember D1’s good ol Valus Ta’aurc strike? Remember how in that nightfall, if you weren’t hiding in the cheese spot, you weren’t gonna make it? Yea. A force so powerful, you CANNOT face it head-on. That’s the cabal.
"800 pounds, highly militarized. They blow up planets and moons just for getting in their way. Just to let you know what we're dealing with." - Ghost, Exclusion Zone mission
That moment you get punched so hard you are erased from existence and teleport to the opposite side of the map (yes, that did happen in PoE... twice in a row, still have no idea what went wrong).
Don't let this distract you from the fact that they were originally depicted as 10+ foot tall wielding bayonet rifles along with operating vehicles the size of buildings. Oh wait this theme only makes it nightmares.
Man. I miss hearing this music during big fights against Cabal bosses. It still gets stuck in my head sometimes, even though this is he first time I've listened to it since D2 came out.
with how the cabal are a militarized enemy im not surprised at what ghaul did in the start of destiny 2. after oryx was eliminated as a threat ghaul took his chance. ghaul makes a good leader because he didnt just use his strenth but his wisdom. he: 1: waited until the most powerful being, oryx, was eliminated 2: waited till the guardians let their guard down 3: attacked an unsuspecting city of guardians 4: took/caged the guardians source of power leaving the guardians vurnerable 5: asserted dominance thats some military stategist logic level of thinking there.
One of the scariest things about Cabal is their actual ammo. It’s honestly horrifying. Every one of their guns shoots armour piercing micro-missiles, which detonate with shrapnel inside the target. Meaning that if you get shot by one, whether you’re a Guardian or not, it’s going into your flesh, and exploding inside of you, throwing sharp metal deep into every part of the wound. Considering the initial wound was made by an armour piercing micro-missile, the shrapnel is easily getting deep enough to hit vital organs. One shot would kill you, and even if it barely hit you on somewhere safe like an arm, you’d almost certainly go into shock from the pain. Not to mention how septic a wound that full of shrapnel would become if you somehow escaped. The fact that we can even stand after taking a shot is a testament to Guardians’ armour and innate strength.
This music.. I picture a huge force of cabal marching headlong into a massive battle with the vex. Psion loosing blasts of arc light , and collosi with their heavy slug throwers spinning rapidly spitting a maelstrom of fiery hell upon the vex forces. Another cabal harvester appears and valus ta aurc drops down as a wave of vex preaetorians and hydra arrive on sight to back up the struggling vex troops
Last guardian standing Running to cover Phalanx gets in way Phalanx swings arm like 20 ton truck Goes flying Dies *INTENSE BREATHING IN* "BBBOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!"
That one guy at bungie was probably like: Ok hear me out, what if we take rhinos, put them in space and add a some roman empire to the mix and thats how the cabal were made
I still remember the first time I fought the Cabal. I was four levels behind every single enemy, and an army of them was headed right for me... It was one of the most intense gaming experiences I've ever had.
Geez, considering that the Cabal is heavily based off the Roman military culture in many aspects down to unit names, that I would imagine If Rome existed within a modernized/futuristic setting, this would be their military theme.
Ever since I got Heir Apparent in the Guardian Games, this plays in my head whenever I rev it up and mow down everything in my path. The perfect weapon for an unstoppable Titan like me.
nearly a decade later, and several expansions - even into Lightfall Destiny hasn't done a motif that symbolizes the sheer crushing dominant force of the Cabal better than this one. We are Cabal. We eat the mountains. We drink the seas.
The Cabal are Bungie’s “what if”. In Halo, the elites were big and the grunts were small. Here in Destiny the canal are like big grunts and the psions are small elites.
When the last Cabal in the darkness zone is a Phalanx that instakills you with their shield bash thus making you have to start the darkness zone from the beginning again
Probably because they exile their legions until they win like Rome, and only conquer slowly like Rome, but have little to no regard for losses like Russia
[Commander Zavala:] Whether we wanted it or not, we’ve stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let’s get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta’aurc. From what I can gather he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defences, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold.
+Follower of Revan And the Temple of the Sith see thats the thing they are not evil does that mean u cud team up with them if they saw u as a valuble fighter and asset
The year is 2023, Destiny 2’s Lightfall expansion is out and primary antagonist is Cabal. To THIS DAY, from just how good this theme is, that low brass hook is STILL used as the underlying call of the Cabal battle music. What a fantastic piece of music.
Saladin joining Empress Caital kinda made me jealous. I like Cabal now. Back in D1 especially year 1 I liked them because they were a challenge. They were a worthy adversary. In D2 they were monsters to be hunted to the last. But now they earned my respect.
For some reason I think Cabal might be herbivore. (The only exception is that their teeth is kinda sharp, but that is probably just the way they were textured.) Also they look like moles xD
+Zsolt The Gamer They seem to be based on burrowing animals like moles and desert tortoises, which might explain why most of their fortifications on Mars are dug into the ground, and why their ship on the dreadnaught seems to be laid out like a mole's den.
07haroony Ya they were conquered by the Cabal but they fight along side them now because the Cabal saved them from something I don’t remember what they said
Who would win? Space Roman Empire with the tech to create life specifically for combat and their shields are so advanced when they get attacked the entire Battle-network gets alerted Or A few space zombies with drones and old guns?
"The Cabal have 6 words for attack and 0 for retreat" Cayde-6
"valus ma'aul flees"
It's not fleeing, it's a tactical advance in the opposite direction!
Some Dood with youtube videos no such word as defeat on walking backwards to friendly lines
I thought Cayde said their were 15 words for advance
Some Dood with youtube videos when I first heard the line I thought Cayde was going to say. Make them learn a new word for retreat
"We are Cabal. We eat the mountains. We drink the seas." - Empress Caiatl
That line is pretty badass ngl.
@Astriodia Hey, that's all muscle. Very tough to chew through. Just ask Drifter.
@@FINETUNEDGAMING nah I'm good lol
@@FINETUNEDGAMING well its also fat.... from strength
and we're lost our home world to the hive.
My favorite part about the Cabal is how they were always the greatest immediate threat to the City. The Fallen were never strong enough to take it, the Vex don't care and the Hive are kept away by the Traveler's Light. But the Cabal? All they needed was an excuse.
Honestly, up until very recently this holds up pretty well. Hell, Ghaul almost *DID* take the city. Again, it's only in the very recent past and *now* that the Cabal lack the strength to assault the City anymore and the Hive have taken up the mantle of "biggest threat at this very moment."
Whether we wanted it or not we've stepped into war with cabal on mars
Actually, the fallen did pose a very large threat to the city, and came close to taking it during the battle of twilight gap. The only reason they didn't was because of Shaxx's team deciding to push when all seemed lost. Also, Ghaul did take the city, temporarily, but only because The Nine took out our satellites, so the attack was completely by surprise.
I'd agree that they were the greatest threat, after the hive were destroyed in the dark below, crota was not that long away from being resurrected and stomping on the city, but luckily 2 knights a millennia ago got into a stalemate and crota lost enough tithe from that to be weak enough to beat the first time
Xivu Arath would like a word with Torobatl about who the biggest threat is.
"I didn't think they would leave the core intact- Oh bombs. It's covered in bombs."
'Ah, there's the brothers! Now take them out.' said an annoyed Cayde.
+TPN iJackPineapple "that is a lot of cabal explosives hooked up to the dreadnaught core!"
+XpiisamirottaX I can't be the only person who wonder what a Ghost who is actually good at math is like
Angry Irishman Probably Nolan North, but with a fancy British accent and a uh... monocle? What eye-wear would a Ghost wear?
Artorilaus Laucardius Dinklebot FTW
My dad every time when he comes home from work.
Eris Murexis LOL
When ur dad comes home and your not awake yet😐
r/cursedcomments
Lol
Good One🤣😂👏🏻
"They weigh 800 pounds and destroy planets and moons for getting in their way" -ghost
They also have terrible poetry.
Also what kind of ghaul just call him gary
ZombiePotatoSalad nice reference
You could follow a trail of shattered planets and moons back to their homeworld.
When I hear this quote I hear the better old ghost voice
"They're like giant space rhinos. Shoot first, ask questions never..."
-Ghost
There's no time to ask questions! Go to the black garden! Then I might tell you of the great battle....
It's kind of weird how their ingame physiology resembles humanoid rhinos so much
@@benjaminmenken5693 more like giant upright turtles
I love imagining invading the star system of an alien civilization, and they nickname us as "Space [insert wild species from their home planet]" if we resemble that species.
I don't remember hearing Ghost say that. Where does he say that???
Considering the Cabal are balsy enough to crash a ship into the Dreadnaught's hull, attach explosives to its core and risk blowing up the whole system in return for their dead Primus is just astonishing.
#SandTurtlesHaveNoFuckingChill
+Wes Weaver They must also be terrified of that Emperor of theirs.
Chris Lee that dude must be a fucking BAD ASS...
I bet the cabal could've strapped engines to phobos, and crash it into the dreadnaught...
+Chris Lee not terrified, just loyal. Very. Loyal.
+Chris Lee well, except for the Broken Legion, those arent loyal
Delta Crops Well they never did say how the Emperor held their loyalty...so I say a part of them is probably also terrified of the Emperor.
Fun fact: in D1’s grimoire cards there’s instances where a Cabal was recounting a report from a battle with a fireteam where they talked about our usage of the light and the potential to harness it for themselves.
They also took note of how we dance in celebration :)
How we danced in celebration just made me laugh
“Did that dude just go through the wall?”
- some legionaries watching a guardian emote
Para el personal de Primus Ta'aun, comandante de legión
De V Cohorte de quemadores celestes/Auxiliares/División de inteligencia estratégica
Un análisis de resultados tácticos
I: Registros, materiales y atribuciones en conformidad con el análisis.
Cohorte II/1ª Centuria/8ª División/2º Pelotón de los Devoradores
de Arena [INF. PR. LÍNEA]
TAREA:
- Barrer la cuadrícula de área urbana 071x145 para cubrir al agente de inteligencia BL I/3/3/5
RESULTADO:
- Unidad atacada por sorpresa por un guardián solitario. Sin supervivientes.
Cohorte II/1ª Centuria/8ª División/3er Pelotón de los Devoradores de Arena
[INF. TÁC.]
TAREA:
- Reforzar II/1/8/2 en desorden de la cuadrícula 071x145
RESULTADO:
- Unidad atacada por unidades vex y guardián. Sin supervivientes.
Cohorte IV/4ª Centuria/1ª División/4º Pelotón de Gigantes de Polvo
[AEROTRANSPORTADA]
TAREA:
- Asegurar la cuadrícula 071x145, destruir al guardián objetivo.
RESULTADO:
- Guardián objetivo temporalmente destruido. El objetivo recibió refuerzos y se reanudó el combate. Sin supervivientes aliados.
Cohorte IV/4ª Centuria/1ª División de Gigantes de Polvo
Lanzadera cosechadora [AVIACIÓN TÁC.]
TAREA:
- Apoyar las operaciones de IV/4/1/4 en 071x145
RESULTADO:
- Lanzadera derribada. La tripulación informó de que los guardianes usaban elaboradas armas tótem de cohetes.
Cohorte I/3ª Centuria/3ª División/5º pelotón de Legión Ciega
[INF. PESADA]
TAREA:
- Defender agentes psiónicos de inteligencia 071x146
RESULTADO:
- Abrumados por escuadra de guardianes/presión vex. Pocos supervivientes. Los supervivientes informaron de que los guardianes recogían equipo, bailaban y realizaban acrobacias con vehículos ligeros.
II: Análisis
Este es un enfrentamiento arquetípico. Representa muchos cientos de operaciones fallidas.
La actividad de los guardianes en la ZO Liberación se ha multiplicado en las últimas campañas. La erosión táctica supera tanto las proyecciones friccionales como nuestra capacidad de regenerar pérdidas. Se necesitan nuevas tácticas.
La amenaza principal es la capacidad individual de los guardianes de contrarrestar la erosión.
Los guardianes pueden reconstruirse incluso tras su desintegración total. Esta capacidad la proporciona un pequeño dron autónomo llamado Persona Fallecida [traducción aproximada]. La Persona Fallecida se oculta durante el combate. No es un blanco viable para el fuego directo. Un ataque de saturación con artillería/bombardeo aéreo pesado/fuego orbital podría dar resultado (si bien los guardianes se teletransportan con frecuencia y nunca se reúnen en grandes formaciones).
Se han observado Personas Fallecidas solitarias en todas las áreas de operaciones. Se desconoce la relación entre Personas Fallecidas solitarias y emparejadas.
El análisis de los psiónicos indica que hay áreas específicas adversas a la reconstrucción antierosión de los guardianes. El mando de Fobos ha iniciado una exploración orbital. BL I/2 atacará el artefacto de puerta vex en Bahía del Meridiano para apoderarse de los posibles datos relacionados.
El análisis de los desolladores sugiere que la colmena ha desarrollado una capacidad no convencional para contrarrestar a las Personas Fallecidas. La captura de los mandos de la colmena podría proporcionar información estratégica vital, incluidas armas o tácticas capaces de derrotar a los guardianes permanentemente.
Anticipamos que el grupo de la flota de la colmena cerca de Saturno es un blanco recomendable.
Por el Primus.
Cumplimos nuestro elevado deber.
Leales sin vacilar.
Quemador celeste V/A/SI
That is teasing towards destiny 2
They did not
Humans, Exos, and the Awoken: Light
Vex: near unbridled computational capability
Hive: Darkness
Fallen: incredible resourcefulness and undying tenacity
Taken: army that transcends space-time and could very well have a relation to dark matter
Cabal: gun
200 pounds with a shit ton of guns
cabal are americans
@@shinhook2k280 you mean 800 pounds and HUGE GUNS
Not just guns guns that fire miniature missiles
Cabal are just the American space version of the Roman empire.
If it doesn't die to a gun, shoot it more.
@@Azrael_Equinox And if it doesn't die from dying, kill it with more death.
"They blow up planets and moons just for getting in their way."
How are we not dead yet. The cabal think the only effective way to kill guardians is with orbital bombardment so why not destroy earth. Im sure the travelar can take the hit and survive.
Dj Cuevas about that
@@djcuevas1057 ,
Yeah... About that... Have you been to the City lately? It's "lost some weight".
Only a little bit :)
@@djcuevas1057 I think it was actually for making royal wine now, we just didn't know about that.
Also, the emperor finds us amusing.
This theme fits the Cabal so well
its pretty crazy how spot on a lot of themes are with destiny :P The last array, despite being such a minor fight, is probably one of the most memorable to me due to when you do it and the ambiance overall
i want to like this but the like number...nice
Ikr
when I'm fighting a 7 foot cabal boss, I hear this music
Marty O'Donnell is a fucking fantastic music and sound director.
"You face the final round. A mighty Cabal Warrior, challenges you."
Rip in pasta Variks :(
@@3literdieselengine264 He's back, he's now on Europa.
Me and my fire team with falling guillotine: you picked the wrong house fool!
Wish the boss survived long enough for me to hear this
that guy is always dead before the warden can even finish this line
When I hear this theme, I can't help but think: "We pissed off the wrong empire..."
space zombie?
DEADtoRISE08 *Magic Space Zombie with a flaming hammer and a Gjallarhorn.
because RKO shield!
Russell Brown they be like:
You fuck with us, and you didn't think we'd fuck with you. Sand turtles are go
in Destiny 2...i think we have.
Probably my favorite enemy to fight. There is no surrender, there is no retreat. Only press on, dig in, and make the enemy suffer for every inch of land they try to claim back. Cabal are masters of siege warfare; the City got off easy.
if they wanted to they could have completely destroyed the city and whats left of humanity if ghaul wasn't so fixated on capturing the traveler and getting knowledge
They survive 1 headshots because the battlefield is covered in legionaries and not psions
“The Cabal have six words for advance and none for retreat.”
Cabal stomp sounds kind of like a name for a cabal dance move. now I have images of cabal dancing in my head.
Must be a nightmare.
Hit by a Parked Car tis the worst nightmare
the pursuer Now, thanks to you. I'm thinking of ballerina cabal in tutus.
Anakin Jared your welcome friend!
May God have mercy on your soul :P
Considering how Gary comes and invades the city, blows up the tower, destroys our exotics, kicks a titan around like a dog, captures the traveler, and now has probably destroyed the entire city....when I look back at this moment when we first encountered the cabal, I realize we fucked with the wrong empire
We never knew how fucked we were. I wonder who would win the cabal or covenant.
Dj Cuevas probably the cabal. Their guns literally shoot mini rockets!
The Cabal destroy planets and moons just for being in their way of conquest. I don't think the Covenant want to fuck with that and I sure as hell think Legionaries have the advantage over Grunts.
Unending Void the cabal could just kick the grunts like a football
Don’t forget about their death shields
Bungie : don’t put too much effort in it , it’s only a song for some enemy species
Micheal salvatori : *makes this banger*
It was actually him with Marty and Paul mccartney
That’s not what happened
I love the Cabal cause they don't want any part of this Darkness nonsense, and, if the opening mission of Taken King is any indication, they're not COMPLETELY opposed to the idea of allying with Guardians when necessary. I'm hoping we'll be getting a Cabal focused expansion sooner rather than later.
+smnoy23 I'd love to know what the story is with the Psions. I mean, they're clearly not the same species as regular Cabal. Were they conquered and enslaved or did they willingly join with the empire?
I'd also love to know why Oryx went straight for the Cabal when he arrived in the system. With so many of his own minions ripe for the taking (pardon the pun), it's interesting that he'd go straight for such a powerful force.
Probably because he figured that the Hive would worship him, the Fallen were too divided and weak to pose a significant threat (especially if Skolas is imprisoned/dead by that point), and the Vex are doing whatever the hell it is they do on Venus and Mercury. The Cabal is probably the only alien race that Oryx viewed as a threat, so neutralizing them probably took priority.
+Russell Brown Cabal ranks are heavily based on Roman ranks. In the Roman military, psions were captured or enslaved soldiers force into the military.
Da spinosaur Quadruple-post much?
Oh Lol. My phone said I couldn't post it, and I hit some buttons in the process :P
Savathun: ''I shall slowly but surely take over the city with a memetic song no-one can unhear.''
Cabal: ''Hold my stomp.''
I wish my school band would play this at the games. Just imagine that shit
The opponents would crap themselves.
Daniel 24654 and then a fat kid walks to the stage and starts to dance
Daniel 24654 imagine if the football team was as big as the cabal
Bruh they play this when the linemen walk out on a field. Jesus h Christ the felling would be amazing!!!!
The other schools team: _shrieks in fear as a full battalion of cabal troops march up_
The Warden of Nothing strike in Forsaken really be bringing me back man
bruh
bruh
Bruh
Ya wanna know why the cabal are really badasses? Remember D1’s good ol Valus Ta’aurc strike? Remember how in that nightfall, if you weren’t hiding in the cheese spot, you weren’t gonna make it? Yea. A force so powerful, you CANNOT face it head-on. That’s the cabal.
What's the cabal song that goes dun dun da dun dun da dunnnn
lol
cabal breach?
@@aztrobliss yes
@@megabomb808 no
I don't understand 😂
"800 pounds, highly militarized. They blow up planets and moons just for getting in their way. Just to let you know what we're dealing with." - Ghost, Exclusion Zone mission
"Oh look! The brothers are here,
*Take 'em out!*"
I love that line.
Remember that one Valus Ta’uarc Nightfall that everyone died at?
Yep
Yes that was my favorite strike lmao
Yeah I memba, that was my first nightfall!
Whether we wanted it or not...
Don't make me remember it pls
Phalanxes: The dovahkiins of Destiny
RAGH SHIELD ATTACK
*_FUS RO DAH!!!_*
Guardian Down.
That moment you get punched so hard you are erased from existence and teleport to the opposite side of the map (yes, that did happen in PoE... twice in a row, still have no idea what went wrong).
More like:
Phalanx: BITCH SLAP!
Me: OH GOD!
Guardian Down
Aeternitas Ankondrivah when they be like:
*FUS RO DAH*
We be like:
*FIEM FIEM FIEM PLZ WORK*
*Guardian Down*
Xx_Krazee_Kieran_xX |•| Admiral Swagbar fancy seeing you here, come for the nostalgia?
Xx_Krazee_Kieran_xX |•| Admiral Swagbar rip
craaaab people craaaab people craaaab people craaaab people...
freaking perfect
DarkStar XIII I salute you
lel
XD i totally hear crab people
God damnit, that's all I'll hear now.
guardians have fucked wit the wrong empire
Yup
PurpleSpaceShip i think its the empire that fucked up the wrong gurdian
whatup man
yeah i think that too dude'
when dose cabal see that giant nova bomb flying towards then they be all like "fuck dude"
This guy predicted D2 yall
I hope they make a heroic version of this for when we charge into battle against Xivu Arath alongside Caiatl and the Cabal
While we sorta got this with lightfalls "Hold The Line" this would still be amazing in The Final Shape
We gonna fight xivu arath?
When you pay a visit to Mars, and the dunes start speaking space-Roman.
Don't let this distract you from the fact that they were originally depicted as 10+ foot tall wielding bayonet rifles along with operating vehicles the size of buildings. Oh wait this theme only makes it nightmares.
where can i see this
yeah where can u find this
"They destroy planets and moons just for getting in their way. Just letting you know, what you're dealing with."
Man. I miss hearing this music during big fights against Cabal bosses. It still gets stuck in my head sometimes, even though this is he first time I've listened to it since D2 came out.
They've been working it into some of the newer Cabal themes. I know the Ghaul boss theme had it.
Some of the psi ops bosses have it
oh man are you in luck
Suiting for an empire that destroys planets for being in their way when they are travelling across the galaxy.
Because that's who they are. #SpaceTurtles
Dr.GoodMorning5 #SpaceTurtles Make it trending on Twatter ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
+Beware the Man Who Speaks In Danks #SpaceTurtles
+Follower of Revan And the Temple of the Sith Wait, why ain't it linking...? Fack.
with how the cabal are a militarized enemy im not surprised at what ghaul did in the start of destiny 2. after oryx was eliminated as a threat ghaul took his chance. ghaul makes a good leader because he didnt just use his strenth but his wisdom.
he:
1: waited until the most powerful being, oryx, was eliminated
2: waited till the guardians let their guard down
3: attacked an unsuspecting city of guardians
4: took/caged the guardians source of power leaving the guardians vurnerable
5: asserted dominance
thats some military stategist logic level of thinking there.
you mean common sense ?
when the phalanx sees you kill his centurion commander
>:(
They truly are the masters of the pimp slap
*5 seconds later*
*FUS RO DAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!*
I love strikes on Mars. Cabal are such badasses
Dust Palace is the best strike on Mars.
Severe Weather Radio Productions
Yeah, but its too fast because of...
Dark-Drinker and Raze-Lighter
You d1 studs remember this theme when we open up the doors for the first time on mars? Good times huh?
Year 1 of d1 was rough but experiencing the world for the first time was great.
I miss d1 so much d2 just doesnt hit the same at all
I love the way this feels as heavy as a cabal foot fall and yet oozes imperial triumph
0:09 Drum starts
0:18 Trumpet starts
0:46 Cello (?) starts
1:04 Main part starts
I think we just activated a failsafe...
*This* is Destiny's Imperial March.
No one can tell me otherwise.
Otherwise
@@Echo-gb2vx B(
Moeka Kiryū I’m sorry
@@Echo-gb2vx > : C
Moeka Kiryū please forgib ;(
One of the scariest things about Cabal is their actual ammo. It’s honestly horrifying. Every one of their guns shoots armour piercing micro-missiles, which detonate with shrapnel inside the target. Meaning that if you get shot by one, whether you’re a Guardian or not, it’s going into your flesh, and exploding inside of you, throwing sharp metal deep into every part of the wound. Considering the initial wound was made by an armour piercing micro-missile, the shrapnel is easily getting deep enough to hit vital organs. One shot would kill you, and even if it barely hit you on somewhere safe like an arm, you’d almost certainly go into shock from the pain. Not to mention how septic a wound that full of shrapnel would become if you somehow escaped. The fact that we can even stand after taking a shot is a testament to Guardians’ armour and innate strength.
Bruh look up warhammer 40k thats bolter ammo
Bruh they stole that from warhammer 40k.
This music.. I picture a huge force of cabal marching headlong into a massive battle with the vex. Psion loosing blasts of arc light , and collosi with their heavy slug throwers spinning rapidly spitting a maelstrom of fiery hell upon the vex forces. Another cabal harvester appears and valus ta aurc drops down as a wave of vex preaetorians and hydra arrive on sight to back up the struggling vex troops
Giratina575 And then suddenly 6 Guardians come in and demolish everything.
Giratina575 we should get someone to draw that in the artstyle of some of the other drawings
FIST OF HAVOC EVERYONE+NOVA BOMB+BLADE DANCER= MASSIVE DESTRUCTION
Sean Cake
Fist of Panic*
Panic Bomb*
Panicdancer*
Hit by a Parked Car + panic melee.
Last guardian standing
Running to cover
Phalanx gets in way
Phalanx swings arm like 20 ton truck
Goes flying
Dies
*INTENSE BREATHING IN* "BBBOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!"
*guardian down*
**GUARDIAN DOWN INTENSIFIES**
If the cabal are space turtles but are inhabiting a desert world does that make them tortoises??? Hmmmmmm
Jack bob more like rhinos
Royal Space Russian Roman Sand Turtles.
Justin Glass you forgot to put Space in there lol
They're not teenagers, they're not mutants, they're not ninjas. But they're royal, russian, roman and sand.
There’s always that one imperial phalanx that survives my nova bomb because of their shield, and whenever I see them this plays in my head
That one guy at bungie was probably like:
Ok hear me out, what if we take rhinos, put them in space and add a some roman empire to the mix
and thats how the cabal were made
You mean Joseph Staten? The guy Bungie let go after scrapping the story he had been working on for years?
I still remember the first time I fought the Cabal.
I was four levels behind every single enemy, and an army of them was headed right for me...
It was one of the most intense gaming experiences I've ever had.
soy
If you look up the track Awakening from Halo 4, the 4:13 onwards is the same melody as Cabal Stomp
Geez, considering that the Cabal is heavily based off the Roman military culture in many aspects down to unit names, that I would imagine If Rome existed within a modernized/futuristic setting, this would be their military theme.
Ever since I got Heir Apparent in the Guardian Games, this plays in my head whenever I rev it up and mow down everything in my path. The perfect weapon for an unstoppable Titan like me.
nearly a decade later, and several expansions - even into Lightfall Destiny hasn't done a motif that symbolizes the sheer crushing dominant force of the Cabal better than this one.
We are Cabal. We eat the mountains. We drink the seas.
I love the cabal motif. You KNOW when they are involved in anything in Destiny.
"Oh look the brothers are here, take em out"
"Give us the Primus or we blow the ship"
Rip Cayde
Thanks Cayde, miss ya buddy.
Easily my favorite cabal strike
I remember the first time I encountered the cabal.
Severely under leved and fucking scared
Easily some of the greatest musical characterization I have ever seen.
I love that fact that the cabal we’re just THERE in d1. But I still think their the best race, bungie alway excelled at military chain like designs.
Playing Mars' first mission was the Cabal's way of saying "Y'all picked the wrong planet fool!!!"
The Cabal are Bungie’s “what if”. In Halo, the elites were big and the grunts were small. Here in Destiny the canal are like big grunts and the psions are small elites.
I think hunters would fit the cabals more
When the last Cabal in the darkness zone is a Phalanx that instakills you with their shield bash thus making you have to start the darkness zone from the beginning again
A fireteam of Guardians disliked this.
Follower of Revan And the Temple of the Sith guardian down
I the Cabal have an Imperial system, but for some reason when I hear this, I think of BOTH the Romans AND the Russians. Don't know why...
probably because of the military skill and power
Which Russians? Russian Empire, Soviet Union, modern Russians, etc.?
nah I think only of romans
INTO THE MOTHERLAND THE GERMAN ARMY MARCH!
Also taking 300 Phalanxes just to be sure.
Probably because they exile their legions until they win like Rome, and only conquer slowly like Rome, but have little to no regard for losses like Russia
[Commander Zavala:] Whether we wanted it or not, we’ve stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let’s get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta’aurc. From what I can gather he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defences, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold.
Whenever i hear this i put on a cringy looking angry face and stomp around the room.
Dark Mind
I can Imagine how autistic that looks
Same lmao
Such powerful brutes deserve this epic music. Shame they are the bad guys.
Not so much EVIL as just highly expansionist and militaristic. The Hive and Oryx are evil.
+Follower of Revan And the Temple of the Sith see thats the thing they are not evil does that mean u cud team up with them if they saw u as a valuble fighter and asset
The cable is 10x worse when ur playing on higher difficulty. I died quickly short story
+Follower of Raven And the Temple of the Sith have you ever fought the taken cabal? Their grenades are nasty af
Well do i have news for you buddy
I can't believe I finally fucking found it... after all these years
The year is 2023, Destiny 2’s Lightfall expansion is out and primary antagonist is Cabal.
To THIS DAY, from just how good this theme is, that low brass hook is STILL used as the underlying call of the Cabal battle music.
What a fantastic piece of music.
Two words:
Bracus Zavala
"Cabal again?! With that blasted rock-shaking concentration-shattering machinery!!"
Marty o'Donnell is a musical genius.
Emperor help us, the xenos have their own Space Marines now!
As a wise emperor calus once said "Grow Fat From Strength"
I love this theme. Maybe ironically, to me it sounds the most... Human, of all of them.
Saladin joining Empress Caital kinda made me jealous. I like Cabal now. Back in D1 especially year 1 I liked them because they were a challenge. They were a worthy adversary. In D2 they were monsters to be hunted to the last. But now they earned my respect.
But the D1 Phalanx’s were aggressive as hell
@@BigboyscreeneditzI prefer them. They are a joke in D2.
Top 5 destiny song
For some reason I think Cabal might be herbivore. (The only exception is that their teeth is kinda sharp, but that is probably just the way they were textured.) Also they look like moles xD
+Zsolt The Gamer They seem to be based on burrowing animals like moles and desert tortoises, which might explain why most of their fortifications on Mars are dug into the ground, and why their ship on the dreadnaught seems to be laid out like a mole's den.
Ghaul and Emperor Calus are slightly bigger than a mole. Just sayin
They’re carnivores (sorry for being late)
@@knowariddle9462 Calus isn't a cabal though. He's very likely an Ahamkara
@@adamp8765 Have you seen Calus? What makes you think he's an Ahamkara?
completely new song on speed 2 :D
*Aggressive rocket launching and growling intensifies*
Cabal are honestly a huge threat
Literally & figuratively
The only race that manage to take the city
I feel this them really nails the cabals purpose and just overall ethics of them you can’t get much better than this
Whats a Cabals favorite food?
Big macs.
& Skinny diet meal, for Psions.
MLG Fox did you know that Psion's aren't even cabal they are just slaves kidnapped from another planet lol
07haroony Ya they were conquered by the Cabal but they fight along side them now because the Cabal saved them from something I don’t remember what they said
3 large Diet Cokes gor Vatch, Numoc, and Kolar
I miss when the cabal was actually frightening. This just gives off a better atmosphere than the cabal in D2 ever could.
Ik the D1 Phalanx’s where aggressive as hell all of them were they would randomly charge at you just for honor
I know nothing about Destiney’s lore but this slaps harder than my parents belt
The music that plays when I take a massive shit.
Now this is the music every Guardian on Destiny has to run away in fear.
When you stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars
Supa Player
*y'all mind if i hit that Valus Ta'aurc*
Who would win?
Space Roman Empire with the tech to create life specifically for combat and their shields are so advanced when they get attacked the entire Battle-network gets alerted
Or
A few space zombies with drones and old guns?
The space roman Empire
How can a glockenspiel sound so ominous
Heavy and slow. Just like the cabal.
It's been over 5 years, This is still holding up as 1 of my favorites. I hope they'd bring this back in D2 someday somehow.
They did in the prison of elders strike
@@theironwolf4056 Sure, a small clip of it. I mean the whole track.
The Virgin D2 Cabal vs the Chad D1 Cabal.
True
I hope we get the same style to the destiny 3 cabals
“Whether on solid rock or shifting sand dune, the inexorable sand eaters never slow their pace”
Everybody gangsta till the Cabal crash a huge ship into the dreadnaught
Try playing at 1.25x. That shit pops off
I’m surprised this epic beat didn’t play at all in the red war campaign
It actually did, it's remixed in a few of the tracks!
@@dominus_chad3311 starting with the prison of elders strike
The Imperial March of gaming